Uppsala
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Uppsala University in brief • Three disciplinary domains: – humanities and social sciences – medicine and pharmacy – science and technology • • • Nine faculties – over 50 institutions Revenue – 5, 500 mn SEK 40, 000 students, approximately 23, 000 full time students 600 professors 6, 300 employees
Uppsala University is doing well • Expanding significantly • New record in no. of applicants, again • Securing major research funding • Top ranked research and education • Good outcome in evaluations • Large proportion ERC grants to UU
A complete university Pharmacy Medicine Arts Science & Technology Law Languages Social Sciences Education Theology
Education in figures • 40, 000 undergraduate and postgraduate students ≈ 23, 000 full-time students • 70 programmes for beginners and 60 master programmes • Over 2, 000 single-subject courses • 5, 000 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees every year
Research in figures • 2, 400 doctoral students – 49% women • 300 doctorates every year • 4, 500 academic publications per year • 600 professors – 24% women
Strong Research Areas Science and Technology • • • Energy Supply and Renewable Energy Functional Materials Sustainable Development Information and Communication Technologies Life Sciences
Internationalisation • 39 international Master programmes and close to 800 single subject courses in English. • Student exchanges with almost 400 universities abroad in 50 countries. • In 2012 about 4, 400 articles were published by researchers at Uppsala University, written in collaboration with about 10, 300 foreign scientists, +29% compared to 2011.
International Master Programmes at the Faculty of Science and Technology Applied Biotechnology Bioinformatics Biology Chemistry Computer Science Computational Science Earth Science Embedded Systems Mathematics Molecular Biotechnology Physics Sustainable Development Wind Power Project Management
Tradition and culture • Oldest Nordic University – founded in 1477 • Eight Nobel Prizes • Museums and Music • Academic Ceremonies • Walpurgis Night – 30 April • Student Nations (Student Clubs)
Student life
Some historical Uppsala profiles Jacob Ulvsson Olof Rudbeck d. ä. Johan Skytte Carl von Linné Ellen Fries Gerd Enequist Anders Celsius C W Scheele Nils Rosén Betty Pettersson Erik Gustaf Geijer Anders Ångström
Nobel Laureates Allvar Gullstrand – Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1911 Robert Bárány – Medicine 1914 Manne Siegbahn – Physics 1924 The Svedberg – Chemistry 1926 Nathan Söderblom – Nobel Peace Prize 1930 Arne Tiselius – Chemistry 1948 Dag Hammarskjöld – Nobel Peace Prize 1961 Kai Siegbahn – Physics 1981
Requirements Proficency in English: TOEFL: mark 4. 5 in the written test, 575 (paper-based test); mark 4. 0 in essay writing and a total score of 213 (computer-based); mark 20 in the written test, score of 90 (Internet-based). IELTS: An overall mark of 6. 5 and no section below 5. 5. Cambridge: CAE, CPE. Bachelor degree Programme specific requirements
Tuition fees and scholarships • Master programmes in Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology SEK 135, 000 (Approx. USD 20. 000) • Masterprogrammes in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Theology is SEK 90, 000 (Approx. USD 14. 000) • Application fee: SEK 900 (Approx. USD 135) • Uppsala University offers a few scholarships to cover tuition fees to non-EU/ EEA students. More info: www. uu. se/education • The Swedish Institute also administers scholarships. More info: www. studyinsweden. se/scholarships
Application • October 17 th, 2013 The application period will begin and the online application will open. • January 15 th, 2014 Last date for applying for the 2014/2015 academic year. • February 1 st, 2014 Last date for submitting documents to University Studies in Sweden. Online application only: www. universityadmissions. se/intl/start
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